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Best Anti-Aging Serum
Why: Whether you're looking for a brightening, tightening, line-erasing or skin-smoothing serum, this one's for you. It self-adjusts to your skin's needs so you get countless benefits in one bottle.
Honorable Mention: Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate
Readers' Choice Winner: Olay Regenerist Regenerating Serum Fragrance Free
Why: "After using this religiously for a week, the results were obvious. Smile lines around my mouth were diminished, and those across my neck were less visible. My skin is silky and hydrated."
Honorable Mention: SkinCeuticals Serum 10 AOX+
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Best Breakthrough Product
Why: Put these mini patches on before bed and wake up to younger-looking skin. Hyaluronic acid plumps up skin to make expression lines instantly less noticeable. Skin-firming peptides help fight those wrinkles over time.
Honorable Mention: Belif
Readers' Choice Winner: Rodan + Fields Redefine Acute Care
Why: "I saw results after just two uses. I love this product. My smile lines are diminishing!"
Honorable Mention: Clinique Smart Custom-Repair Serum
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Best Cleanser
Why: It does a brilliant job removing makeup, and it works well enough to use alone -- no need to double-cleanse. Plus, it leaves skin wildly soft.
Honorable Mention: CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser
Readers' Choice Winner: Olay Regenerist Regenerating Cream Cleanser
Why: "This derma-bead formula very gently removes dead, dry skin and grime while it cleans; an amino-peptide complex regenerates skin at the cellular level. I love the feel of this on my face."
Honorable Mention: DHC Deep Cleansing Oil
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Best Dark Spot Corrector
Why: Goodbye, acne scars and sun spots. They're no match for this serum, which tackles pigmentation without irritation.
Honorable Mention: RéVive Perfectif Even Skin Tone Serum
Readers' Choice Winner: Clarins Bright Plus HP Brightening Hydrating Day Lotion SPF 20
Why: "I love this treatment moisturizer. It is light, lightly scented, SPF 20 and, when used with the serum, does provide an evenness of skin tone."
Honorable Mention: Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution
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Best Day Cream
Why: Borrowing the gel moisturizer trend from Asia, this American version is bouncy and light yet just as hydrating as a cream.
Honorable Mention: Olay Total Effects Anti-Aging Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
Readers' Choice Winner: Mary Kay Intense Moisturizing Cream
Why: "This extra step in my moisturizing routine gives my face that drink of water it so desperately needs to help with my skin-rejuvenation process at night. I wake up with my face feeling hydrated."
Honorable Mention: Olay Complete All Day Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - Normal
For months we slathered our skin in hundreds (literally, hundreds) of moisturizers, sunscreens, serums, oils, cleansers, masks and more -- all in search of this year's best new beauty products for your face. So you can trust us when we say that the following 34 products are the cream of the crop when it comes to smoothing fine lines, protecting skin from the sun, clearing blemishes and beyond.
We guarantee: In the endless sea of face products available, these skin-perfecting masks, hydrating night creams and other top-tier elixirs are worth every penny. Ready to meet the skin care winners of the 2015 Beauty Awards? Click through to see all of the award-winning face products.
We guarantee: In the endless sea of face products available, these skin-perfecting masks, hydrating night creams and other top-tier elixirs are worth every penny. Ready to meet the skin care winners of the 2015 Beauty Awards? Click through to see all of the award-winning face products.
